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r% Q3 S2 z2 F/ J* c' Y1 YDay Air attack on Noumea , at 68,1135 H; Y( D) ]: M; }% }$ |' S% x
/ h! ^# V w! k( D& fJapanese aircraft; ` c7 T9 k8 f" {
A6M3 Zero x 27! ]3 z; X+ x1 i* o5 s* m% n
D3A Val x 106
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Wirraway x 215 D2 v. B, t- S. V2 Y
P-400 Airacobra x 85 T; M' @% q( I" U3 B8 D# U3 t
9 u/ Y( Q9 U# hJapanese aircraft losses; P. I2 a& ~+ `5 ^- T- [8 R1 k
A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged5 m1 Z2 L# M0 V
D3A Val: 2 destroyed, 22 damaged. a# ]) C0 n, z/ d: ?) C7 x, [6 H
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Allied aircraft losses" A- O& W9 A9 U8 l: ?. p7 [
Wirraway: 12 destroyed. |: H9 `' }8 \% I, r
P-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed) K* d9 i9 P6 x _1 r% Q# L# J4 m
Hudson I: 13 destroyed& h5 y% a, R9 Y" I! \* N* F0 W
TBD Devastator: 5 destroyed
5 I* i5 G, s, u8 E* D a7 BSB2U Vindicator: 2 destroyed
) E" V, e+ [/ N' g9 l& o# b4 \# DC-47 Dakota: 4 destroyed+ q+ \5 w8 K( G
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& T, c$ r% E% d: w- S+ t5 Y. WAllied ground losses:
* k, O! P) d- A z' W6 H48 casualties reported4 ~4 S+ U7 [" j2 o
Vehicles lost 2! W/ m& w4 F( M7 J
. C$ q9 o2 D K/ ZAirbase hits 15
4 t9 z0 ]* ^) a% f, x$ uAirbase supply hits 2
J1 X1 t6 h5 t' r K6 \# ]Runway hits 70! v; G9 _% ~( v8 h8 x
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Aircraft Attacking:
) T r5 w2 W7 ~6 ]8 }4 \+ i0 l) m: G22 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet/ ?6 G# O. M: B e* R1 l
20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet/ F$ Z+ y' Z G9 u) a
20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
/ D& c4 Z/ e: s3 c$ k: Q21 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet% L5 u& I% g0 b' B; Z9 _: d
21 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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: u2 N) J. _) h- jDay Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 68,113# i! f5 g a' V, o, v
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Japanese aircraft
) i; S% o8 H* L) \) rA6M2 Zero x 77
" l' t" c' K: u! o7 oA6M3 Zero x 271 G, n+ u( a; P' d! i
B5N Kate x 95+ e& t3 s) n6 V( `9 L5 M% g3 h$ m" [. P
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Allied aircraft1 H, V6 I$ i) q# Z
Wirraway x 10+ G& c& G& _) X3 v! i; P
P-400 Airacobra x 4
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Japanese aircraft losses
: s5 S- W9 r5 s1 uA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
( s! G8 s0 q- T! V' KA6M3 Zero: 1 damaged
9 G0 `* Y" O) q8 L& w; zB5N Kate: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged
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8 j! F* Q/ G, V! o% `$ j6 i0 `Allied aircraft losses
% Y6 j# e7 P2 C7 Q! D* LWirraway: 10 destroyed+ N# i4 R( b C' X2 L' f
P-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed
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5 |0 E3 k& Y5 y G8 ~4 gAllied Ships
n1 u6 `& _9 R* N9 g) VCL Leander, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
; p D" v4 p8 u% E( T( ?DD Mugford
/ A; C% ?& q, Y, |: t: ^: pDD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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1 P' Z2 T3 }) m& V7 f9 o- G7 LAircraft Attacking:+ Q6 x) v( ~- s% I
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
9 ~$ j! ~. r8 P. Q+ r 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
. h- G/ O8 c) m0 v" b4 G. T* [ 1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet, j" v5 a. i, ~
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
7 b' Q# ?4 a$ }; S( F( q1 m3 o 2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet" Y% b( J1 B' K% ~( O
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet' a* _9 Y, E5 ]8 m( A
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet9 `6 M' L; |$ X; e+ R
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet2 R' _4 e' g+ [: g% S
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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0 W l; c! |1 K' p# t: k& S 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet k( [. s( W$ z- P+ f2 V
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
: p6 Z: S2 z" o5 } 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet4 ~7 P- w! F, U5 K
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
9 O* [+ O5 H* j0 k' i! r) x 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet0 D' Q( t& e' c0 S$ p: }
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet7 `* S& B3 R) [: R3 f% C( y
2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet# h5 \' G& I6 J) |5 j
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 ~# n2 i" v% u; S 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet1 Q. z" C6 @* z9 L7 f) o. \. h
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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& Y, ^! C" z6 ?. ]+ z. n; { 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet" @4 t( `; ^5 e2 ? l
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
0 v% i, h' U' r, T 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet6 Q6 F. q8 W5 D# I+ R: d( n
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8 J- |' Y2 n* i( _$ N( |Day Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 68,113
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5 x: `3 J4 {! W# u: ?0 pJapanese aircraft
" L. T7 s; }# ^A6M2 Zero x 35( }1 Z, k3 j; _: G
A6M3 Zero x 22
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/ y# P: Q0 T, `$ Y" tAllied aircraft! y' Q1 {. f5 P5 U6 e
Wirraway x 55 w' I- Z/ S, d8 d% _
P-400 Airacobra x 2% p7 I+ _- _. Z: A
8 m2 B9 \& P2 |% {' ^6 ?Japanese aircraft losses$ T0 a! \. i9 S! M' }" b! |
A6M2 Zero: 2 damaged; q* [. [5 p8 L+ e! ^
B5N Kate: 3 damaged' Z' i5 ?, L/ S, t+ \ O5 h
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Allied aircraft losses. R1 G9 f% u# [8 k1 W3 Q; Y! Q" y
Wirraway: 5 destroyed
- C* _6 v' y, o+ w) FP-400 Airacobra: 2 destroyed5 @1 W' k% S4 S- \1 |, ~
- l' k- ?% H) M$ }Allied Ships
! K$ [: V. l2 M, Y" T+ VDD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage) p T: g7 V, s8 E: I1 ^
DD Mugford, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage0 |; P' O6 O; }1 z4 `/ t4 C
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Aircraft Attacking:; z+ Z8 E% b& a$ F0 w2 v! a" v
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
7 P( I% _1 A: J3 u. _: n 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
6 m0 B0 [0 R1 |7 F# o" ]( Z( h 1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet6 P+ ]6 T2 o3 S7 L' y9 v
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
$ ~% H: C0 q/ h' i 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet" s8 |! H' [' }6 C
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet) W; T# p$ B2 O7 a$ y
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet6 d; c4 k( Z9 j5 x& W0 I% \
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet5 F T9 @* H) Q6 E R& [" P/ G6 B2 {
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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